Maine (Statewide) RBA
August 21, 2010
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Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert
Reporting Period: August 21 – 27, 2010
Area: State of Maine
Compilers: Eric Hynes, Stella Walsh
Of Special Note
An apparent WHITE-CHINNED PETREL was photographed on August 24. See
the RBA Slideshow at:
http://www.maineaudubon.org/nature/birdalert.shtml to view images.
Other standouts recently include: CORY’S SHEARWATER, LEACH’S
STORM-PETREL, TRICOLORED HERON, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT,
WESTERN SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, SOUTH POLAR SKUA, PARASITIC JAEGER,
FORSTER’S TERN, SEDGE WREN, LARK SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL.
Shorebird migration continues to dominate the reports this week.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK migration is being noted throughout the state and
sightings of PEREGRINE FALCONS remain widespread along the coast.
Tree Swallows are staging in big numbers along the southern coast.
Gulf of Maine
During a whale watch cruise out of Bar Harbor on August 24, a
Procellaria petrel was found on the water among Great Shearwaters.
Initial comments on the photographs all point to WHITE-CHINNED PETREL
which would be the first for Maine and only the fourth for North
America. It has not been seen on subsequent outings.
On August 27, the Bar Harbor whale watch in the morning came across
two SOUTH POLAR SKUAS, a PARASITIC JAEGER, RED and RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES, and LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS.
Once again, DICKCISSELS are being found on Monhegan this week.
Seawatching recently from Monhegan has produced the four shearwater
species, including CORY’S, and a multiple PARASITIC JAEGERS.
York County
The last report of the EARED GREBE was on August 12.
Three TENNESSEE WARBLERS and a LARK SPARROW were on Appledore Island
in the Isles of Shoals on August 21.
Three BRANT were at the mouth of the Little River in Wells.
Greater Portland
The two MARBLED GODWITS at Pine Point in Scarborough were joined by a
HUDSONIAN GODWIT on August 26. On the 27th, a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was present as well and five AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS are lingering.
A juvenile STILT SANDPIPER and a continuing TRICOLORED HERON were in
the salt pannes off Eastern Trail as it crosses Scarborough Marsh on
August 26.
Seen from Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth on August 25 were six GREAT
SHEARWATERS, two WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, two CORY'S SHEARWATERS, and a
MANX SHEARWATER.
A juvenile BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was among many Semipalmated Sandpipers on
the mudflats of the Presumpscot River, as viewed from the north meadow
at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth on August 26.
Lewiston-Auburn
A LITTLE BLUE HERON and two GREAT EGRETS were seen at Sabattus Pond in
Sabattus on August 22.
Midcoast
A FORSTERS’S TERN and a WESTERN SANDPIPER were the highlights among
many shorebirds at Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg on August 24.
Central Maine
A SEDGE WREN was seen in a marsh in Orrington on August 25.
Downeast
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were detected among migrant flocks along the coast
in several locations this week.
The South Lubec mudflats continue to draw an impressive number and
diversity of shorebirds. One to two BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were noted in
the last couple days.
An immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued on Clark Ledge in
Eastport through August 22.
The Burn Road, off Route 1 north of Topsfield, produced BOREAL
CHICKADEES, a pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, and a male SPRUCE
GROUSE at mile 8 and another at mile 6.5.
Western Mountains
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER has been associated with a number of
Killdeer in the Fryeburg Harbor area this week. Check the sod and
agricultural fields along McNeil, Old River, and Harbor Roads.
Northern Maine
Tough to find at inland locations, up to nine species of shorebirds
have been frequenting the muddy edge of Collins Pond in Caribou. For
full details, check out Bill Sheehan’s excellent summary at
www.northernmainebirds.blogspot.com.
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